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I’m surprised there’s not a mention of AGPL as an alternative. While not equivalent de jure, it seems to be equivalent de facto.


I'm really happy to see someone else emphasize the difference between the effect AGPL has had, and what it actually says.

If you haven't already, take a look at MongoDB's Server Side Public License. In particular, here's their submission statement to OSI:

http://lists.opensource.org/pipermail/license-review_lists.o...

I've written about the license, and what I think it means politically, here:

https://writing.kemitchell.com/2018/11/04/Copyleft-Bust-Up.h...




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